1993 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1993 Kentucky Wildcats football
Peach Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Clemson
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	6–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Curry (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Daryl Dickey (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons ←  1992 1994  →

1993 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 5 Florida x$	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Tennessee* x	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Georgia	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina*	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt*	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Western Division
No. 4 Auburn†	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Alabama* x	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	3	–	1
Arkansas*	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
LSU	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss*	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State*	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	2
Championship: Florida 28, Alabama 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions † – Ineligible for the postseason due to NCAA probation. * – Alabama later forfeited all regular-season wins and one tie due to NCAA violations, giving an official record of 1–12 overall and 0–8 SEC. The forfeit of the tie retroactively gave Tennessee a share of the East title. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 207 points while allowing 195 points. ^[1] Kentucky played in the 1993 Peach Bowl.

Kentucky opened with a 35–0 win over Kent State. ^{[2] [3]} Kentucky then lost to #7 Florida on a touchdown play at the end of the game, 24–20. ^{[4] [5] [6]} A 24–8 loss at Indiana followed. ^{[7] [8]} Kentucky then won a nationally televised ESPN Thursday night matchup at South Carolina, 21–17, followed by a 21–0 shutout of #25 Ole Miss. ^{[9] [10]}

A 35–17 victory over LSU followed. ^{[11] [12]} Kentucky then lost 33–28 at Georgia in a nationally televised game. ^{[13] [14]} Kentucky then won 26–17 at Mississippi State, lost 12–7 at Vanderbilt, and clinched bowl eligibility with a 6–3 win against East Carolina. A 48–0 loss to Tennessee closed the regular season. ^{[15] [16]}

Kentucky closed the season in the 1993 Peach Bowl against #24 Clemson. ^[17] Kentucky led for most of the game but lost on a late touchdown, 14–13. ^{[18] [19]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 p.m.	Kent State *	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 35–0	55,800	[20]
September 11	7:00 p.m.	No. 7 Florida	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	PPV	L 20–24	58,175	[21]
September 18	1:00 p.m.	at Indiana *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		L 8–24	43,545	[22]
September 23	7:45 p.m.	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 21–17	65,326	[23]
October 2	7:00 p.m.	No. 25 Ole Miss	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPN	W 21–0	57,075	[24]
October 16	7:00 p.m.	LSU	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 35–17	54,750	[25]
October 23	12:30 p.m.	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	JPS	L 28–33	81,307	[26]
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS		W 26–17	28,607	[27]
November 6	2:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		L 7–12	35,000	[28]
November 13	1:00 p.m.	East Carolina *	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 6–3	34,500	[29]
November 20	4:00 p.m.	No. 7 Tennessee	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPN	L 0–48	57,878	[30]
December 31	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 24 Clemson *	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	L 13–14	63,416	[31]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

1993 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 76 Mark Askin Jr WR 86 Alfonzo Browning Sr WR 95 Tim Calvert Sr WR 81 Mark Chatmon Sr RB Donnell Gordon WR 22 Troy Hobbs Sr FB 31 Damon Hood Jr C 52 Wes Jackson Sr QB Pookie Jones RB Ray McLaurin QB Antonio O'Ferral OL Chris Page G 64 David Parks Sr OL Aaron Purdie RB Donnie Redd TE Corey Reeves RB Matt Riazzi G 55 Barry Rich Jr RB Clyde Rudolph TE 44 Terry Samuels Sr WR Jaysuma Simms WR Leon Smith QB 11 Jeff Speedy Fr RB Moe Williams RB Michael Woodfork RB Randy Wyatt	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 59 Zane Beehn Sr CB 33 Willie Cannon Jr DL Howard Carter DT 92 Jon Collins Sr LB Darryl Conn CB 14 Steven Hall So S Marcus Jenkins Sr FS 25 Melvin Johnson Jr DL Billy Lofton LB 45 Marty Moore Sr DB Don Robinson DB Adrian Sherwood LB David Snardon DL Robert Stinson LB 2 Duce Williams Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 18 Dan Ariza Jr K 96 Juha Leonoff Jr	Head coach Bill Curry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players in the 1994 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Terry Samuels	Tight end	6	172	Arizona Cardinals
Zane Beehn	Defensive end	7	207	San Diego Chargers
Marty Moore	Linebacker	7	222	New England Patriots

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